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Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy, 14e by Lawrence and Weber has continued through several successive author teams to be the market-leader in its field. This new edition highlights why government regulation is sometimes required as well as new models of business-community collaboration. The authors believe that businesses have social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society; that business and government both have important roles to play in the modern economy; and that ethics and integrity are essential to personal fulfillment and to business success. In addition, this textbook has long been popular with students because of its lively writing, up-to-date examples, and clear explanations of theory.

PART ONE: BUSINESS IN SOCIETY

Chapter 1: The Corporation and Its Stakeholders

Chapter 2: Managing Public Issues and Stakeholder Relationships

Chapter 3: Corporate Social Responsibility

PART TWO: BUSINESS AND ETHICS

Chapter 4: Ethics and Ethical Reasoning

Chapter 5: Organizational Ethics and the Law

PART THREE: BUSINESS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD

Chapter 6: The Challenges of Globalization

Chapter 7: Global Corporate Citizenship

PART FOUR: BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Chapter 8: Business-Government Relations

Chapter 9: Influencing the Political Environment

PART FIVE: BUSINESS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 10: Ecology and Sustainable Development in Global Business

Chapter 11: Managing Environmental Issues

PART SIX: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

Chapter 12: Technology, Organizations, and Society

Chapter 13: Managing Technology and Innovation

PART SEVEN: BUSINESS AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS

Chapter 14: Stockholder Rights and Corporate Governance

Chapter 15: Consumer Protection

Chapter 16: Employees and the Corporation

Chapter 17: Managing a Diverse Workforce

Chapter 18: The Community and the Corporation

Chapter 19: Managing Public Relations

Cases in Business and Society:

1. The Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster2. The Carlson Company and Protecting Children in the Global Tourism Industry3. Carolina Pad and the Mommy Bloggers4. Moody’s Credit Ratings and the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown5. Merck, the FDA, and the Vioxx Recall6. Kimpton Hotel’s EarthCare Program7. Ventria Biosciences and the Controversy over Plant-Made Medicines8. The Solidarity Fund and Gildan Activewear9. Mattel and Toy Safety